Motif
rousing the cursed sleeping giant for battle
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A motif of the Divine Warrior and Sacred Combat family, within the sub-family Battle Fury and Aristeia. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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hindu
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The Ramayan of Valmiki Canto XLIII. The Single Combats. / Canto XLIV. The Night. / Canto L. The Broken Spell. / Canto LX. Kumbhakarna Roused.; lines 53175-53341 confidence: high
Rávaṇ orders captains to their stations, warders to the ramparts and gates, and commands that Kumbhakarṇa be roused; Kumbhakarṇa has lain asleep for months under Brahmá’s curse and is expected to defeat Ráma’s forces.
Rávaṇ orders Kumbhakarṇa awakened; the giant has slept for months by Brahmá’s curse, lies in a vast cave, and is awakened only after extreme efforts.
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